NPF Youth Wing in Wokha conducted free health camps, and Mobile Medical Unit services provided healthcare to hundreds in Phek district.
DIMAPUR/WOKHA — Free medical camps and essential healthcare outreach services were conducted in Wokha and Phek districts recently.
Wokha: In Wokha, the Naga People's Front (NPF) Youth Wing, Wokha Division, organised a free medical camp-cum-Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) awareness and registration drive on August 5, 8, and 10.
The programmes were held at Khumchoyan under 40-Bhandari Assembly Constituency (AC), Lotsu under 39-Sanis AC, and Wozhuro under 38-Wokha AC.
NPF Youth Wing, Wokha Division, President Amos Odyuo informed that the initiative was undertaken by the NPF Central Youth Wing and conducted simultaneously across all districts of Nagaland from August 1 to the 10th.
A total of seven doctors, including specialists from dental and gynaecology departments, participated in the camp. They were accompanied by representatives from the Nagaland Users’ Network, Link Workers’ Scheme Wokha, Mobile ICTC Wokha, and officials from the CMHIS.
The camps provided a range of free services, such as general health examinations, HIV services, NCD screening, CMHIS registration and card generation, and counselling.
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Across the three locations, a total of 246 individuals availed of free medicines and check-ups, while 158 registrations under the CMHIS were successfully completed. Some cases remained unresolved due to poor network connectivity and server issues.
Phek: Meanwhile, the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) team in Phek provided general healthcare services to 590 beneficiaries during its monthly tour to the Meluri block in August.
The team covered 20 villages during the period. The MMU travels to remote, rural, and hard-to-reach areas to provide essential medical care directly to the public.
During the tour, the team provided antenatal check-ups (ANC) to 40 pregnant women and post-natal care (PNC) to 69 beneficiaries. The team also conducted screenings for blood pressure, diabetes, and malaria and distributed free essential medicines.